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wicopy

[ wik-uh-pee ]

noun

, plural wic·o·pies.


wicopy

/ ˈwɪkəpɪ /

noun

  1. any of various North American trees, shrubs, or herbaceous plants, esp the leatherwood, various willowherbs, and the basswood


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Word History and Origins

Origin of wicopy1

First recorded in 1695–1705; from Western Abenaki wìgəbi “inner bark suitable for cordage” (or a cognate of this, e.g., Eastern Abenaki wìkəpi “basswood inner bark,” Munsee Delaware wí·kpəy, Ojibwe wi·kop, all from unattested Proto-Algonquian wi·kwepyi

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Word History and Origins

Origin of wicopy1

C18: from Cree wikupiy inner bark, willow bark

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